Heavy or virtuosic lead guitar in New Pop?

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For a piece I'm writing - I appreciate any assistance. Just curious if anyone can think of any examples. Maybe given the music's roots in Roxy Music/Bowie, there were some instances of heavy or virtuosic lead guitar in New Pop?

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 21:27 (seventeen years ago) link

No Mick Ronsons in New Pop?

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 23:05 (seventeen years ago) link

I think the rhythmic guitar parts in "Tears Are Not Enough" (ABC) are noteworthy. Then there's Duran Duran's "American Science" (an album track off Notorious) with a sweet lead guitar part. Um, going to have to think of the rest. I think, though, that you'll find the predominant instrument evidenced in New Pop will be the keyboard/piano.

― Phoenix (is still) Dancing (krushsister), Thursday, 28 December 2006 00:40 (seventeen years ago) link

well, alan rankine obviously.

― violent j (sandboxhulkington), Thursday, 28 December 2006 01:07 (seventeen years ago) link

there's a really cool squealy guitar solo on "art of parties" by japan, and i guess masami tsuchiya was pretty virtuosic. but yeah, alan rankine for real.

― rio natsume (rio natsume), Thursday, 28 December 2006 01:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh yes, forgot about Masami Tsuchiya, but then again I think of Japan as being more New Romantic and less New Pop. Alan Rankine -- God, forgot about him. By the time The Associates became more pop-ish, that guitar was less evident, but yes, you're right, the quality of his guitar performances did still shine through. I guess I was trying to think of more overt displays of guitar. Will have to think of more.

― Phoenix (is still) Dancing (krushsister), Thursday, 28 December 2006 01:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Not that familiar with Associates. You guys think this is typical of his style (solo from about 2:45)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqoQfR_GesA&mode=related&search=

Seems maybe a bit more textural as opposed to classic rock guitar dynamics.

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Thursday, 28 December 2006 02:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Not that I specified that in initial post! I'm just curious.

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Thursday, 28 December 2006 02:20 (seventeen years ago) link

(oh, I guess that clip's from after he was out of the band - never mind)

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Thursday, 28 December 2006 03:41 (seventeen years ago) link

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